Research Guides: Psychology: Literature Reviews & Systematic Reviews

Systematic Reviews

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Includes the Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews. Searchable or browse under "Mental Health"

Wrting a Systematic Literature Review
Step-by-step guide by JEPS Bulletin.
Please note: Do not use the "Web Pages" links at the bottom to access any database (EBSCO, PsycInfo etc) Instead, go to our Databases page: https://guides.library.newschool.edu/az.php
How to do a Systematic Review
From Annual Review of Psychology, vol 17 (2019). A clear and practical guide on how to plan and execute a systematic review in psychology
MeSH Headings
National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Use "MeSH Browser" tab to look up subject headings

Annual Reviews

Annual Reviews critically reviews the most significant primary research literature to guide you to the principal contributions of the field and help you keep up to date in your area of research.

Annual Review of Psychology This link opens in a new window
Reviews the scholarship and research in psychology. Extensive bibliographic references provide a literature review of the topics discussed. Use the html version of a review article to have interactive access to the Literature Cited menu which includes links to the Web of Science citation network, and more.
Annual Review of Clinical Psychology This link opens in a new window
Reviews the state of research in all fields of clinical psychology. Extensive bibliographic references provide a literature review of the topics discussed. Use the html version of a review article to have interactive access to the Literature Cited menu which includes links to the Web of Science citation network, and more.

PsycINFO

PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
PsycINFO is the main index database for psychology. With an international scope and citations to some literature from related disciplines (psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology, social work, medicine, etc.), it is THE go-to database for initial research. Citations include abstracts of the articles, and, sometimes, full-text.

In PsycINFO (ProQuest) select Methodology: Literature Review or Systematic Review to find literature review or systematic review articles on a given topic

Example: appetite - literature review

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